a whole lot of questions that i needed answerd!!!!

ok first off i am in a punk band and i play a cheap ass squire but dont get me wrong.... i can get down on that cheap pieace of crap... i wanted to know what kind of bass should i get... right now i am trying to decide if i should get

A. Geddy Lee Jazz Bass
B.American Jazz Bass

which is better.. i played the geddy lee jazz bass and that thing is pretty damn tight and i havent played the american jazz bass..

also i know for sure i am gonna buy the fender bassman400 anyone ever play it?

oh then fender amps arent good? i played a bassman 200 or i think it was and it sounded alright... what combo would u sugguest.... i would get a stack or something but dont got too much money to spend.

I think the Fender Bassman series are excellent amps. If you can get a good sound from an amp with all the tone controls set flat, it's a good amp. And you can certainly do that with all the Bassman range. The 400 is a grunter. Go for it.

when i was looking for a new bass about a year and a half ago...i was looking at either an mia jazz or the geddy lee jazz. every geddy lee that i played sounded great. the mia that i wanted was a natural ash body with a maple neck. i played about 8 or 9 different ones before i found the one i wanted. some of them sounded great, but the fact is, no 2 instruments (even of the same specs) are gonna sound and play exactly the same. when i picked up the one i ended up buying, i knew it was it when i picked it up. so...i guess your best option would be to play them. i personally like the string through body option with the mia, even over the badass II on the geddy lee. just my opinion. anyway...good luck.

yeah i thought so the geddy is pretty awesome dude... and yeah i should buy some used stuff.. i don't really care if things were used.... i got acouple accoustics people have given me. well anyways thanks for your help everyone who read and replied.